Brahms: Konzert für Violine, Violoncello und Orchester a-moll op. 102 

UPC: 8 26 322

Product Details: 

• Label: ERNA EDITION
• Format: CD
• Genre: Classical

Product Features

• Double Concerto in A minor, Op. 102 by Johannes Brahms (1833–1897)
• Soloists: David Oistrach (violin), Mstislaw Rostropowitsch (cello)
• Cleveland Orchestra under George Szell
• Three-movement concertante work blending concerto and symphonic forms
• Historically conceived as a “reconciliation” piece between Brahms and Joseph Joachim

Overview

Johannes Brahms’s Doppelkonzert Op. 102 is his final orchestral masterpiece, conceived in 1887 as a gesture of reconciliation with his friend Joseph Joachim. Scored for violin, cello, and full orchestra, the work fuses the virtuosity of a concerto with the architectural integrity of a symphony. Oistrach and Rostropowitsch—two of the 20th century’s greatest soloists—bring primal lyricism and dramatic intensity to Brahms’s rich, motivic writing, guided by Szell’s precision-driven leadership of the Cleveland Orchestra.

Track Listing

1. Allegro – [timing not provided]
2. Andante – [timing not provided]
3. Vivace non troppo – [timing not provided]

Key Credits

• Composer: Johannes Brahms
• Violin: David Oistrach
• Cello: Mstislaw Rostropowitsch
• Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra
• Conductor: George Szell

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